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How Canada’s PSP Investments is getting to grips with climate data

Pension funds haven’t attracted the same greenwashing criticism as banks or asset managers. They don’t sell financial products, and don’t have a commercial incentive to exaggerate their green credentials. Still, it’s fair to say responsible investment reports often feature more pictures of windmills and greenery than data or hard numbers around portfolio emission reductions. Canada’s […]

Sarah RundellDecember 6, 2022

Impact of a slowing China, rising rates on portfolios: UniSuper CIO

Sharon KlyneDecember 1, 2022

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CalSTRS’ Ailman on why funds need to go big or go home

SIMON HOYLENovember 29, 2022

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PRI at a crossroad

Sharon KlyneNovember 28, 2022

Asset Allocation

GIC: Building balanced portfolios for the long run

Sarah RundellNovember 24, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

PGGM’s quest for cultural change

The world is changing so rapidly, traditional five-year investment plans are increasingly difficult to implement. Asset owners, head-down and concentrating on just the next five-years, risk “opening the curtains” to find the world around them has moved on much faster than they realised, said Geraldine Leegwater, CIO, PGGM.

Sarah RundellNovember 23, 2022

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CalPERS board reflects on liquidity and leverage; higher delegation limits

The investment team at CalPERS asks the investment committee for an increase in staff delegation limits for private assets to help meet the new SAA to private markets, and the board reflects on the liquidity and leverage program in place.

Sarah RundellNovember 22, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Why Germany’s economy is hardest hit by the energy crisis

The former head of Shell explains why the German economy will feel the brunt of the European energy crisis, and argues that nuclear power is the best route to Europe's energy security and net zero ambitions.

Sarah RundellNovember 22, 2022

Investor Profile

Pooling benefits show at Border to Coast in path to investment excellence

As Border to Coast approaches its 5th birthday chief executive Rachel Elwell reflects on the achievement of building a sustainable organisation, what investment capabilities are still to develop and the priorities for the underlying partner funds.

Amanda WhiteNovember 18, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Why active investment is a zero sum game

Asset owners are increasingly under pressure to find alpha via active management because of declines in beta. Drawing on his research into active strategies at Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, Maastricht University's Rob Bauer argues active doesn't pay.

Sarah RundellNovember 17, 2022

Fiduciary Investors Symposium

The pandemic has exposed harsh new equalities warns ITUC

The pandemic has exposed tragic fault lines and new levels of inequality according to Sharan Burrow, general secretary, International Trade Union Confederation, speaking at FIS Maastricht on the eve of her departure from the organisation where she has been general secretary since 2012.

Sarah RundellNovember 17, 2022

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